Virtue Ethics and Contemporary Aristotelianism

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Virtue Ethics and Contemporary Aristotelianism

Modernity, Conflict and Politics

Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Ethics and moral philosophy Social and political philosophy

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Collection: Bloomsbury Studies in the Aristotelian Tradition

Language: English

Published by: Bloomsbury Academic

Published on: 28th May 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 236 pages

ISBN: 9781350122192


This compelling and distinctive volume advances Aristotelianism by bringing its traditional virtue ethics to bear upon characteristically modern issues, such as the politics of economic power and egalitarian dispute.

This volume bridges the gap between Aristotle's philosophy and the multitude of contemporary Aristotelian theories that have been formulated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Part I draws on Aristotle's texts and Thomas Aquinas' Aristotelianism to examine the Aristotelian tradition of virtues, with a chapter by Alasdair MacIntyre contextualising the different readings of Aristotle's philosophy. Part II offers a critical engagement with MacIntyrean Aristotelianism, while Part III demonstrates the ongoing influence of Aristotelianism in contemporary theoretical debates on governance and politics.

Extensive in its historical scope, this is a valuable collection relating the tradition of virtue to modernity, which will be of interest to all working in virtue ethics and contemporary Aristotelian politics.

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